The spring-like day called me to participate in the joy of warmer weather. I answered the call between the chores of the day. As I chose a trail and began my trek through the woods, I breathed deep and inhaled the warmth of the day. I looked forward to glimpsing Read more…
Seasonal thaws, melting snow, and rain produces mud. Slippery mud. Knee-deep mud in high traffic areas. Mud that coats and smears any and all surfaces. Here on the property we seem to have more than our share of mud. It’s a mud that hinders forward progress. Determination and grit are Read more…
As we celebrate Thanksgiving and all the blessings that we have.We hearken back to yesteryear and what the Pilgrims had. They suffered through the bitter cold and ate but rations few.They suffered scarcity and sickness and death seemed to be their due. With numbers brought to half as much and Read more…
His journey took him over burning sand that scorched its way through his sandals. The gusting wind wrapped the robes about him. In the desert and through the night, Abraham stood resolute in faith despite his circumstances. Abraham stands as an example of faith in a covenant keeping God despite Read more…
Life can change in a moment. Blue skies one moment and storm clouds the next. We must recognize that in each moment He is still God and He is enough. He is always sufficient. Abundantly so. Experiencing Scarcity In Mark’s gospel, chapter 6 we read the account of what happened Read more…
Though the calendar has flipped its pages to September I still feel the pulsing beat of summer days. The splashing frogs, the brilliancy of the sunlit sky and the flashing of darting dragonflies all belies the onset of autumn days. As I pause and soak in the beauty that surrounds Read more…
There are situations in life that cause us to pause and realize that our vision has become blurred. The lens through which we perceive God has become obscured. In those seasons we must begin redefining life. The word redefining, according to the Webster dictionary means “to reexamine or reevaluate especially Read more…
Discouragement and overwhelm stalk our footsteps. When our thoughts linger over the hard circumstances in our lives a loss of confidence and dispiritedness can result. In addition aggravation with our circumstances tend to heighten our despondency. I have walked the path of despondency to the detriment of those around me. Read more…
The darts of fear and unbelief riddle my heart as I walk through uncertainty. Truths I had known in the good times seemed to have slipped from my mind. Moments fill with questions and doubt.My heart reaches up in prayer to my Heavenly Father, but the enemies darts come thick Read more…